[Coco] CoCo 1 keyboard cleanup

[Bruce W. Calkins]

Early CoCo1 keyboards are easy to disassemble and not all that hard to 
clean.  Reassembly on the other hand is an requires in patience and 
attention to detail.

"F" board CoCo1s have the Mylar circuit sheet and connector.  There is 
not much that can help them.

Bruce W.


On 12/20/21 7:01 AM, Charles Hudson wrote:
> I would like to address some of the problems I have been experiencing 
> with my CoCo 1 keyboard.  I understand it was never considered 
> top-quality but if I can get to the point of having one character per 
> keypress I'll be happier.  While there are no dead keys some require a 
> lot of pressure, some are sticky and some double-strike with ease.
> 
> I'd like to take it apart and clean it but I don't know much about this 
> keyboard:  Are the keycaps removable?  What is the mechanism for 
> recognizing a keypress?  Is it capacitive, like the foil-pad keys on a 
> Kaypro?  How far can I pull it apart?  Is there anything to look out for?
> 
> Thanks for any information.
> 
> -CH-
>